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A77

Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

  • A77.0 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia rickettsii
  • A77.1 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii
  • A77.2 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia siberica
  • A77.3 Spotted fever due to Rickettsia australis
  • A77.4 Ehrlichiosis (also a header)
  • A77.8 Other spotted fevers
  • A77.9 Spotted fever, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Spotted fever [tick-borne rickettsioses]